The second main PV of "Kingdom," which will start airing on April 4 (Sun.), is now available! An interview project is also planned in the March 4 issue of "Weekly Young Jump"!

The third series of the TV anime "Kingdom" will finally begin airing on April 4 (Sun.) from 24:10, about a month before the start of the broadcast, and the second main PV has been released. In addition, a four-week interview program will begin in the March 4 (Thu.) issue of "Weekly Young Jump" as a special program just before the broadcast.

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This is a TV animation of the manga "Kingdom" by Yasuhisa Hara, which is serialized in "Weekly Young Jump" (Shueisha). The original comics have sold over 70 million copies, and the first live-action movie was a huge hit in April 2019, becoming a social phenomenon.
The story is set in China during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Period and follows the adventures of a boy named Nobu (CV: Seiichi Morita), who aspires to become a great general, and a young king named Eisei (CV: Jun Fukuyama), who later becomes the first emperor of China. The second series aired from June 2013 to March 2014.

The third series depicts the Gasshogun Arc, which is said to be the largest scale battle in the history of "Kingdom," and will begin airing in April 2020. The broadcast of the fifth and later episodes had been postponed, but the first episode will be broadcast on NHK Sogo from 24:10 on April 4, 2021 (Sunday).

Second Main PV Released

With about a month to go before the start of the broadcast, the second main PV depicting the epic battle of the Qin Dynasty vs. the United Forces in this series has been released.

The Battle of Kangkokgan broke out due to the attack of the United Forces, a coalition of the six kingdoms of Chuxu, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Han, and Qi. The PV is filled with scenes of fierce battles between generals such as Nobu and Yi Dong vs. the Zhao army and Mengwu vs. the Chuxian army, giving the viewer a sense of the scale of this battle, which is said to be the "greatest battle in history".
The approaching combined armies, destruction or survival? Will Nobu and Yuzei be able to protect the State of Qin? Expectations are high for the "Battle of the Rebellion," where fierce battles beyond fierce will unfold.

SP interview project just before the broadcast in "Weekly Young JUMP" starts!

In addition, "Weekly Young Jump" will begin a four-week special interview project just before the broadcast.
The first interview, which will appear in the March 4 (Thu.) issue of "Weekly Young Jump" (No. 14), is with director Imaizumi and the producers, who talk about the anime production site and the highlights of the film, which was created during the Corona disaster.
The first part of the series is an interview with director Imaizumi and the producers, in which they talk about the production site of the anime created during the Corona disaster, and discuss the highlights of the film.

Part 1
Publication: Weekly Young Jump #14, on sale Thursday, March 4
Contents: Director Imaizumi / Studio Signpost, Yasuyuki Ogoshi / Pierrot, Yosuke Tamura, staff discussion

The TV anime "Kingdom" will start airing on NHK General from 24:10 on April 4, 2021 (Sun.) (scheduled).
With the second main PV released today, an interview project, and the release of the Blu-ray of the first and second series, this work is gaining more and more excitement as it prepares for the start of its broadcast.

Production information
TV animation "Kingdom

＜Broadcast information＞
NHK Sogo: April 4, 2021 (Sun.) 24:10～
Broadcast from the first episode

<Synopsis
In B.C., in the western part of China's Qin Dynasty, there was a young general, Shin, who was aiming to become a "great general under heaven," as he dreamed of with his late best friend.

Once upon a time, Nobu was involved in a coup d'état in the royal capital and fate brought him into contact with the current King of Qin, Eisei Yeisei, who fulfilled his own dream and helped him achieve the unification of China. He is destined to fulfill his own dream and join forces with the King to achieve his goal of "unifying China. Overcoming the death of his mentor Ouqi, who died in battle, Shinobu steadily climbs the ladder to his dream while engaging in friendly competition with other captains of his generation, such as Mouten and Ouhen. Meanwhile, Nobu is also working hard to achieve his grand goal. Meanwhile, with a grand goal in mind, Masashi also focuses his efforts on expanding his power within the court in order to regain control of the country from his counterpart Lu Fwiwei.

Meanwhile, the Qin Dynasty succeeded in capturing Sanyang, one of the most important military bases in China, bringing it one step closer to the unification of China. However, the genius military strategist Li Moku of the Zhao Kingdom, feeling threatened by this move that could change the power structure of the Seven Kingdoms, launches a combined invasion of the six kingdoms of Chuxing, Zhao, Wei, Yan, Han, and Qi, with Chuxing's Prime Minister, Shunsheng, as general-in-chief, and launches an invasion of Qin Dynasty! Qin Dynasty!
In this unprecedented crisis, the State of Qin rallies all the military power it possesses to intercept the combined armies!

＜Staff
Original Story/Supervisor：Yasuhisa Hara (serialized in Shueisha's "Weekly Young Jump")
Director : Kenichi Imaizumi
Series Composition： Noboru Takagi
Character Design : Hisashi Abe
Art Director：Yusuke Mizuno
Color Designer: Miyuki Abe
Director of Photography: Daichi Nogami
3DCG Production: Dandelion Animation Studio
Editing: Keisuke Yanagi
Music: Hiroyuki Sawano/KOHTA YAMAMOTO
Music Production: Avex Pictures
Sound Director: Kisuke Koizumi
Sound Production: Jinnan Studio
Animation Production: PIERO / Studio Signpost

Opening theme: "TOMORROW" / BiSH (avex trax)
Ending theme: "Deep inside" / waterweed (maximum10)

<Cast
Nobu: Seiichi Morita
Hasei: Jun Fukuyama
Koryoten: Kugimiya Rie
Lu Fwei: Tetsuaki Genda
Shohei-kun: Junichi Suwabe
Changwen: Yutaka Nakano
Kammuki: Kentaro Ito
Mongbu: Kusunoki Daisuke
Zhang Tang: Urayama Xun
Teng: Akio Kato
Hwanggong: Shiro Saito
Wangsun: Keno Horiuchi
Mongol: Kazuaki Ito
Wang Pun: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Mongchang: Hiroshi Nojima

Li Moku: Tomoyuki Morikawa
Chunsingkun: Yuya Uchida
Sweatmyung: Mio Tanaka
Ordo: Hiroyuki Kinoshita
Wu Fengming: Daisuke Namikawa
Sei Houmei: Kosuke Toriumi
Keisha: Daisuke Hirakawa
Hao Lin: Atsuko Tanaka
Hou Tsubasa: Tatsuo Suzuki
Hakurei: Yusho Kamimura
and others

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